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IndyCar Synk 275 at Iowa Speedway results, crashes: Pato O'Ward beats out Josef Newgarden

IndyCar Synk 275 at Iowa Speedway results, crashes: Pato O'Ward beats out Josef Newgarden

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Pato O'Ward held off Josef Newgarden at the Iowa Speedway on July 12 to win his first IndyCar race of the season.
O'Ward won the Synk 275 powered by Sukup with an average time of 1:46:00.6760. Newgarden, who was on pole, was second at 1:46:00.9112. Will Power finished third at 1:46:01.8888.
Here is Nathan Brown's story from the race.
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IndyCar at Iowa Speedway results, finish order, final grid for Synk 275
Pato O'Ward
Josef Newgarden
Will Power
Scott McLaughlin
Alex Palou
Christian Rasmussen
Conor Daly
Santino Ferrucci
Marcus Armstrong
Scott Dixon
Graham Rahal
David Malukas
Colton Herta
Louis Foster
Marcus Ericsson
Rinus Veekay
Felix Rosenqvist
Kyffin Simpson
Devlin DeFrancesco
Robert Shwartzman
Christian Lundgaard
Sting Ray Robb
Callum Ilott
Nolan Siegel
Alexander Rossi
Kyle Kirkwood
Jacob Abel
Pato O'Ward wins at the Iowa Speedway
Pato O'Ward finished ahead of Josef Newgarden to win the Synk 275 at the Iowa Speedway on Saturday night.
Red flag comes out to repair the wall
Lap 258: After the Nolan Siegel crash, the race has been red-flagged so the SAFER barrier can be repaired.
Nolan Siegel crashes into the wall
Lap 248: Nolan Siegel, who was in the Top 10 for the majority of the race, crashed into the wall. The yellow flag has come out.
Josef Newgarden pits on Lap 233
Lap 233: Josef Newgarden pits while in the lead. Others like Pato O'Ward and Scott McLaughlin also pitted on Lap 235.
IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 220
Lap 220: Christian Rasmussen moved up to sixth. Scott McLaughlin is in eighth.
Josef Newgarden
Pato O'Ward
Will Power
Alex Palou
Conor Daly
Christian Rasmussen
Nolan Siegel
Scott McLaughlin
Santino Ferrucci
Scott Dixon
IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 190
Lap 190: Will Power moved up to fourth.
Josef Newgarden
Pato O'Ward
Alex Palou
Will Power
Conor Daly
Nolan Siegel
Santino Ferrucci
Scott Dixon
Christian Rasmussen
Scott McLaughlin
IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 170
Lap 170: Alex Palou has moved into third. Scott McLaughlin is in 12th.
Josef Newgarden
Pato O'Ward
Alex Palou
Conor Daly
Will Power
Nolan Siegel
Santino Ferrucci
Scott Dixon
Marcus Armstrong
Christian Rasmussen
Kyle Kirkwood crashes into the wall on Lap 153
Lap 153: Kyle Kirkwood crashes into the wall on Turn 2. The yellow has come out.
IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 140
Lap 140: The Top 10 has remained the same as Josef Newgarden leads the field.
Josef Newgarden
Pato O'Ward
Conor Daly
Alex Palou
Will Power
Scott Dixon
Nolan Siegel
Marcus Armstrong
Santino Ferrucci
Felix Rosenqvist
IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 120
Lap 120: Pato O'Ward has moved up to second place. Conor Daly is back in the top 3. Scott McLaughlin is in 13th.
Josef Newgarden
Pato O'Ward
Conor Daly
Alex Palou
Will Power
Scott Dixon
Nolan Siegel
Marcus Armstrong
Santino Ferrucci
Felix Rosenqvist
IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 85
Lap 85: Conor Daly dropped a few places after a pit stop.
Josef Newgarden
Alex Palou
Scott Dixon
Pato O'Ward
Will Power
Conor Daly
Marcus Armstrong
Nolan Siegel
Santino Ferrucci
Felix Rosenqvist
Jacob Abel crashes into a wall
Lap 75: Jacob Abel crashed in Turn 2. A yellow flag has come out.
IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 65
Lap 65: Scott McLaughlin has moved up to 15th after starting the race at the back of the field. Christian Rasmussen nearly spun, but he was able to save it.
Josef Newgarden
Conor Daly
Alex Palou
Pato O'Ward
Scott Dixon
Nolan Siegel
Will Power
Felix Rosenqvist
Santino Ferrucci
Alexander Rossi
IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 45
Lap 45: Josef Newgarden is in the lead with Conor Daly in second.
Josef Newgarden
Conor Daly
Alex Palou
Pato O'Ward
Scott Dixon
Nolan Siegel
Will Power
Felix Rosenqvist
Santino Ferrucci
Alexander Rossi
Scott McLaughlin moves through the back of the pack
Lap 32: After crashing in qualifying, Scott McLaughlin began the race at 27th. However, he has moved up to 19th place 32 laps in.
Colton Herta spins through infield grass on Lap 1
Lap 1: We have an immediate yellow due to Colton Herta spinning through the infield grass just as the green flag comes out. There was no contact.
IndyCar qualifying results for Synk 275 at Iowa Raceway on July 12, 2025
1. Josef Newgarden, 183.999 mph
2. Conor Daly, 183.714 mph
3. Felix Rosenqvist, 183.635 mph
4. Alex Palou, 183.596 mph
5. Pato O'Ward, 183.096 mph
6. Scott Dixon, 182.924 mph
7. Will Power, 182.824 mph
8. Nolan Siegel, 182.807 mph
9. Santino Ferrucci, 182.756 mph
10. David Malukas, 182.596 mph
11. Marcus Armstrong, 182.483 mph
12. Louis Foster, 182.381 mph
13. Alexander Rossi, 181.939 mph
14. Graham Rahal, 181.478 mph
15. Marcus Ericsson, 181.463 mph
16. Robert Shwartzman, 181.319 mph
17. Callum Ilott, 181.257 mph
18. Kyle Kirkwood, 181.13 mph
19. Christian Rasmussen, 181.107 mph
20. Devlin DeFrancesco, 181.097 mph
21. Christian Lundgaard, 179.975 mph
22. Kyffin Simpson, 179.966 mph
23. Colton Herta, 179.27 mph
24. Sting Ray Robb, 178.885 mph
25. Rinus VeeKay, 177.157 mph
26. Jacob Abel, 175.255 mph
27. Scott McLaughlin, no time
Scott McLaughlin crashes in qualifying
Scott McLaughlin ran into the wall on his first lap. He'll start at the back of the field.
IndyCar qualifying results for Farm to Finish 275 at Iowa on July 13, 2025
Race 2 at Iowa begins at 1 p.m. ET.
1. Alex Palou, 184.014 mph
2. Felix Rosenqvist, 183.975 mph
3. David Malukas, 183.369 mph
4. Josef Newgarden, 183.316 mph
5. Nolan Siegel, 183.194 mph
6. Will Power, 183.072 mph
7. Conor Daly, 182.943 mph
8. Scott Dixon, 182.664 mph
9. Pato O'Ward, 182.645 mph
10. Graham Rahal, 182.489 mph
11. Robert Shwartzman, 182.489 mph
12. Marcus Armstrong, 182.409 mph
13. Callum Ilott, 182.214 mph
14. Marcus Ericsson, 182.154 mph
15. Alexander Rossi, 181.846 mph
16. Louis Foster, 181.805 mph
17. Christian Rasmussen, 181.681 mph
18. Kyffin Simpson, 181.589 mph
19. Colton Herta, 181.472 mph
20. Santino Ferrucci, 181.205 mph
21. Kyle Kirkwood, 181.181 mph
22. Christian Lundgaard, 180.920 mph
23. Devlin DeFrancesco, 180.664 mph
24. Sting Ray Robb, 177.683 mph
25. Jacob Abel, 177.145 mph
26. Rinus VeeKay, 170.822 mph
27. Scott McLaughlin, no time
IndyCar schedule at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 12
10-10:30 a.m.: IndyCar high-line practice (two 15-minute split-field sessions), FS2
10:45-11:30 a.m.: IndyCar full-field practice, FS2
Noon-1 p.m.: Indy NXT race, 75 laps, FS1
1:30-2:30 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying, FS1
5-7:30 p.m.: IndyCar race 1, 275 laps, Fox
IndyCar schedule at Iowa Speedway on Sunday, July 13
1-3:30 p.m.: IndyCar race 2, 275 laps, Fox
What channel are IndyCar races at Iowa Speedway on?
TV on Saturday: Coverage begins at 5 p.m. ET, Saturday, July 12, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 5:20 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.
TV on Sunday: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, July 13, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 1:20 p.m.
How can I stream the IndyCar races at Iowa Speedway?
FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app.
How can I listen to IndyCar races at Iowa Speedway?
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
2025 IndyCar Series schedule
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)
March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 25, Indianapolis 500 * (Winner: Alex Palou)
June 1, Detroit % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
June 15, St. Louis * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin & (Winner: Alex Palou)
July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 1 p.m.
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 1 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, noon
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.
IndyCar drivers for 2025
(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
: Santino Ferrucci, David Malukas
: Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson, Marco Andretti*
: Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Larson* (with Rick Hendrick)
: Kyffin Simpson, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou
: Jacob Abel, Rinus VeeKay
: Ryan Hunter-Reay*, Jack Harvey*
: Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter*
: Conor Daly, Sting Ray Robb
: Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Armstrong, Helio Castroneves*
: Callum Ilott, Robert Shwartzman, Romain Grosjean (reserve)
: Graham Rahal, Louis Foster, Devlin DeFrancesco, Takuma Sato* Toby Sowery (reserve)
: Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power
IndyCar Series championship points 2025
(Through 10 of 17 races)
Alex Palou, 430 points
Kyle Kirkwood, 317
Pato O'Ward, 305
Scott Dixon, 282
Christian Lundgaard, 263
Felix Rosenqvist, 259
Colton Herta, 217
Marcus Armstrong, 209
Will Power, 202
Santino Ferrucci, 198
Scott McLaughlin, 197
David Malukas, 187
Rinus Veekay, 179
Alexander Rossi, 176
Kyffin Simpson, 162
Christian Rasmussen, 155
Nolan Siegel, 147
Conor Daly, 144
Josef Newgarden, 142
Marcus Ericsson, 141
Graham Rahal, 139
Louis Foster, 118
Robert Shwartzman, 113
Sting Ray Robb, 105
Devlin DeFrancesco, 99
Callum Ilott, 95
Jacob Abel, 64
Takuma Sato, 36
Helio Castroneves, 20
Ed Carpenter, 16
Jack Harvey, 12
Ryan Hunter-Reay, 10
Kyle Larson, 6
Marco Andretti, 5
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyCar at Iowa Speedway Race 1 complete results, finish order, crashes
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